Yellowstone County

Preliminary results show recreational marijuana will stay in Yellowstone County.

A steady stream of people flowed through the doors of the Montana Pavillion in Metra Park to drop off ballots Tuesday morning a few hours after polls opened for Montana’s primary election.

Less than six months since legal recreational marijuana sales began in Montana, voters in Yellowstone County are being asked whether to stop them. A question on Tuesday’s ballot could essentially reverse a 2020 vote and block the recreational industry in Yellowstone county entirely — an industry supporters say brings in tax dollars and jobs, while opponents say it’s bad business for Montana.

RiverStone Health reports 10 more residents have died from COVID-19, bringing the county's total since the pandemic began to 506.

A NorthWestern Energy contractor is reapplying for a floodplains permit for a planned pipeline in Laurel after Yellowstone County withdrew its permission amid opposition from residents there.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte held a roundtable in Billings last week to talk about public safety challenges and solutions.

In Lockwood, Lighthouse Organics saw a steady stream of customers on the first day of legal recreational sales.

A plan to provide better access for prevention and treatment of substance abuse is developing in Yellowstone County.

Reversing an earlier decision, Yellowstone County commissioners agreed to put the question of whether to overturn legal recreational marijuana sales up for a vote.

Unofficial election results show Missoula, Park and Yellowstone counties each approved a 3% local tax on recreational marijuana.